Two Post Lane (12 MW solar farm)
Two Post Lane is a 12 MW solar farm project in West Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 January 2022; the record was last updated on 22 June 2023.
12 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
22 June 2023record last updated
West Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 4 February 2020 | Application submitted |
| 4 May 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2022 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 22 June 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Solar South West
- Planning authority
- West Devon
- Planning application reference
- 0362/20/FUL
- Site area
- 18.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Two Post Lane, Spreyton, South Tawton, Crediton, Devon
- Council area (by location)
- West Devon
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7781
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | West Devon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (39%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 12 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Den Brook | wind farm | 18 | operational | 2.9 |
| Land at Martin Farm | solar farm | 5 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Land Adjacent to Taw Valley Creamery | solar farm | 22 | refused | 4.8 |
| North Tawton Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | refused | 5.2 |
| North Tawton Primary Substation | battery storage | 30 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (50.7545, -3.8731).